anchor points

[Little Miss Purple]

My anchor was all over the place until I was told about the platform tabs - instant solution!!

[doubletop]

flandyman
sight was his idea not mine as his brother has a sight i do not have a sigt but he wanted one so we got him one as we thought it might help him maybe naively but i try and do my best

LMP
platform tabs huh ill give it a whirl

thanks to all for the advice and for taking the time to answer the question

[Flandyman]

Originally Posted by doubletop

flandyman
sight was his idea not mine as his brother has a sight i do not have a sigt but he wanted one so we got him one as we thought it might help him maybe naively but i try and do my best

LMP
platform tabs huh ill give it a whirl

thanks to all for the advice and for taking the time to answer the question

I know the way that one goes - I note Linecutters response in the Coaches Paradox - ' what are parents for ....'

To pay the bills and be a taxi !

Hope it gets sorted, sounds like a good bunch of archers there !

Best wishes

[LineCutter]

Originally Posted by Flandyman

I know the way that one goes - I note Linecutters response in the Coaches Paradox - ' what are parents for ....'

To pay the bills and be a taxi !

You forgot, to be ignored for their coaching & blamed for forgetting the junior's kit/coat/sun hat etc.

Makes you wonder how the human race survives & makes you wonder even more why on earth we think that it's a good idea for us to teach our kids to handle a live lethal weapon!

to all the parents with arching kids.

[Thunk]

Hmm...seems to be some confusion here..

Doubletop, you said Santa had brought your boy a new sight. So was he shooting with a sight before, or was he shooting barebow?

[cliveanne]

Originally Posted by Furface

As I read your mail, your lad has till now been shooting barebow and is finding it difficult adjusting to a sight. This is one of the hardest steps, particularly among youngsters, as there is a flood of micro-adjustments to cope with. You are right - the most important thing at that age is to keep him motivated. And that means hitting the target.
Split the change into handlable sections. Try not to concentrate on anchor point, as that might develop into a simple clash of wills. What I would do is first concentrate on stance - keeping upright, HEAD ERECT AND LOOKING AHEAD (I have always found telling the youngster to imagine he's having an award from the Queen, or some such helps them imagine the right stance). Then let him draw back as before to the corner of the mouth, but looking through the sight rather than down the arrow (the height of the sight should be set to the depth between his mout and his eye at this stage). This takes some getting used to, remember. When he is comfortable with this (and it might be several sessions down the line) start him drawing to his mouth, and then moving his hand down to his chin (the height of teh sight now needs changing to eye-to-chin). This has the added benefit of not drawing under the chin and coming up, which tends to hunch the drawing shoulder. Eventually the end anchor point will feel comfortable, and (in my experience) he will start naturally drawing there.
Good luck

I go along with Furface on this, but could I throw in an idea? Put a "kisser button" on the string, high enough to get his hand to the jaw line/chin. That way he will have another reference point to go with,

[Badger]

Your son must decide what is best for him!
No archer is the same....if he was drawing to side anchor, then let him draw to side anchor....letting this idea spoil his shooting is ridiculous!

[doubletop]

Badger
that is pretty much what we have done i got him a kisser to give him another ref point and we are trying to practice more at home i was shown by a coach what he should be doing and that is what we are aiming for
thanks to every one who has replied to this thread with advice it is much appreciated

[geoffretired]

You certainly had a huge response to your thread. Most people are saying the same thing. My two penny worth is something I say most weeks at my local club," Whose archery is it?" Within the rules of shooting and hopefully, without causing damage to the young bones, he can shoot his way. We all walk our own way. Parents encourage us to walk and try to choose a safe place for us to fall onto but very few ever try to change our "style" once we can walk.
All the best
Geoff